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In its inaugural determination, the recently created Company Names Tribunal passed judgment on a move by the Coca-Cola Company Limited against an opportunistic and some might say audacious registration of…

Global marcomms group CPM did not lie down when told to by IT behemoth Intel when it sought to knock out its INTELMARK name. The 11 year battle reached the…

Avon (“Anew Alternative”) and Ford (“Fun”) recently sought monopoly pan European rights in what some might regard as descriptive words that all should be free to use. The verdicts of…

V&S Vin & Spirit, the owners of vodka brand Absolut, have brought an action against Absolute Radio, the rebranded Virgin Radio, for passing off and trademark infringement. Frances Vickery savours…

The High Court confirms that a lack of intention on the part of the defendant in a trade mark infringement and passing-off claim over ices brands is no solid defence.…

The High Court has granted summary judgment to ALM Manufacturing, a garden tools manufacturer, dismissing a defence of “innocent” infringement. Katherine Seymour reports the judgment and considers the implications for…

From 1 October 2008 it will be possible for anyone (not simply registered companies as was previously the case) to object to the registration of a company name if it…

Following last month’s Marketinglaw.co.uk article on the fine handed down to Ebay for allowing fake Hermes bags, Ray Coyle examines two new, and conflicting, decisions from France and the US…

The CFI has rejected an application to register as a Community Trade Mark the slogan DREAM IT! DO IT!, finding that it lacks distinctive character. But what about Nike’s JUST…